Targets for the tree planting initiative have been assigned to all departments. The Urban Development Department has set a goal to plant about 35 lakh saplings in the state. Last year, 35 crore trees were planted in Uttar Pradesh.
"Though SHG members, Anganwadi workers and helpers, ASHA workers, police including VDPs and battalions, tea gardens, educational institutions and government offices have been identified as target groups, DCs should encourage the voluntary participation of people, NGOs, public and religious i
During the courtesy visit, the MP informed the President about his initiative "Green India Challenge" and its contribution to the increased greenery. He told the President about the awareness and motivation created by the "Green India Challenge" in the common man.
The target is to plant 35 crore saplings this year and to plant five crore saplings in Uttar Pradesh on 15th August. Yogi government is running with the target of creating a 15 per cent green area in the state by 2027.
As the women of Kashmir actively participate in the plantation process, their voices blend with the rustling of the wind and the gentle swaying of the crops, creating an enchanting symphony that resonates across the valley.
The Assam Forest Department will plant around five crore saplings in the state during the fiscal year 2023-24 in order to improve the state's forest cover area, an official said on Friday.
Munmun Sarkar, a popular social worker has come up with a unique idea to provide some relief to passengers during their journey. She placed 12 saplings in different positions in her e-rickshaw.
With the aim to extend green cover in Assam and give a fillip to a tree economy, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday decided to plant 1 crore saplings on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
The newly elected Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddharamiah, on Tuesday, planted a sapling at the Vidhana Soudha premise on the occasion of the 41st death anniversary of Devraj Urs.
The community has been re-greening parts of the land that had been denuded by illegal logging, planting more than 20,000 saplings gifted by the Forest Department. They have also established a biodiversity park, hosting an assortment of orchids and indigenous trees.